Aiot service execution method and reader device

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and discloses an AIoT service execution method and a reader device. The AIoT service execution method in the embodiments of the present application comprises: a reader device determines an initiation mode for an AIoT service on the basis of first information, the initiation mode for the AIoT service including an autonomous initiation mode or a network-controlled initiation mode; and the reader device determines whether to perform communication with an AIoT device.

Description

AIoT service execution method and reader device

[0001] Cross-reference to Related Applications

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 202411007885.8, filed on July 25, 2024, and entitled "AIoT service execution method and reader device", the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to an ambient power-enabled Internet of Things (AIoT) service execution method and a reader device. BACKGROUND

[0004] Deployment scenarios of AIoT communication include a Topology 1 scenario and a Topology 2 scenario. In the Topology 1 scenario, an access network device assumes an AIoT reader function. In the Topology 2 scenario, an intermediate node (such as a reader device) assumes an AIoT reader function.

[0005] In the Topology 2 scenario, after initiating an AIoT service, the reader device will immediately perform a communication process with an AIoT device to execute the AIoT service. However, due to the conditions of the reader device itself and other factors, the AIoT service may fail to be executed, which is equivalent to wasting the resources of the communication process between the reader device and the AIoT device. SUMMARY

[0006] Embodiments of the present application provide an AIoT service execution method and a reader device, which can solve the problem of wasting resources of a communication process performed by a reader device and an AIoT device.

[0007] In a first aspect, an AIoT service execution method is provided, which includes: a reader device determining an initiation mode of an AIoT service based on first information, the initiation mode of the AIoT service including a self-initiated mode or a network-controlled initiated mode; and the reader device determining whether to perform a communication process with an AIoT device.

[0008] In a second aspect, an AIoT service execution apparatus is provided, which includes: a communication module configured to determine an initiation mode of an AIoT service based on first information, the initiation mode of the AIoT service including a self-initiated mode or a network-controlled initiated mode; and a processing module configured to determine whether to perform a communication process with an AIoT device.

[0009] In a third aspect, an apparatus for AIoT service execution is provided, which is configured to perform the steps of the method according to the first aspect.

[0010] In a fourth aspect, a reader device is provided, which comprises a processor and a memory, the memory storing programs or instructions executable on the processor, the programs or instructions being executed by the processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect.

[0011] In a fifth aspect, a reader device is provided, which comprises a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is configured to determine an initiation mode of an AIoT service based on first information, the initiation mode of the AIoT service comprising an autonomous initiation mode or a network-controlled initiation mode, and the processor is configured to determine whether to perform a communication procedure with an AIoT device.

[0012] In a sixth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, which stores programs or instructions, the programs or instructions being executed by a processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect.

[0013] In a seventh aspect, a wireless communication system is provided, which comprises a reader device and a network-side device, the reader device being configured to perform the steps of the method according to the first aspect.

[0014] In an eighth aspect, a chip is provided, which comprises a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface being coupled to the processor, and the processor being configured to execute programs or instructions to implement the method according to the first aspect.

[0015] In a ninth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium, and is executed by at least one processor to implement the method according to the first aspect.

[0016] In the embodiments of the present application, the reader device determines an initiation mode of an AIoT service based on first information, the initiation mode of the AIoT service comprising an autonomous initiation mode or a network-controlled initiation mode, and the reader device determines whether to perform a communication procedure with an AIoT device, which not only helps to avoid the reader device and the AIoT device performing an invalid communication procedure, thereby avoiding resource waste, but also gives the reader device enough freedom in the autonomous initiation mode, thereby improving the communication efficiency of the AIoT service. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an execution method of an AIoT service according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an AIoT service initiation mode according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an execution apparatus of an AIoT service according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0024] The terms "first", "second", and the like in the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second" are usually a category and do not limit the number of objects, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "or" in the present application means at least one of the connected objects. For example, the protection scope of "A or B" at least covers three schemes, namely, scheme one: including A and not including B; scheme two: including B and not including A; scheme three: including A and B. In addition, the terms "A and / or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A or B" also at least cover the above three schemes, respectively. The character " / " generally represents that the objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0025] The term "indication" in the present application can be a direct indication (or explicit indication) or an indirect indication (or implicit indication). The direct indication can be understood as that the sender explicitly informs the receiver of specific information, operations to be performed or requested results, etc. in the sent indication. The indirect indication can be understood as that the receiver determines the corresponding information according to the indication sent by the sender, or judges and determines the operations to be performed or the requested results according to the judgment result.

[0026] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used in the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for the purpose of example, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th Generation (6G) communication systems.

[0027] FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application can be applied. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a terminal-side device such as a mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer, a Laptop Computer, a notebook computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a palmtop computer, a netbook, an Ultra-mobile Personal Computer (UMPC), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), an Augmented Reality (AR) device, a Virtual Reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, a flight vehicle, a Vehicle User Equipment (VUE), a shipboard device, a Pedestrian User Equipment (PUE), a smart home (a home device with a wireless communication function such as a refrigerator, a television, a washing machine, or furniture), a game console, a Personal Computer (PC), a kiosk, or a self-service machine. The wearable device includes a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a smart earphone, smart glasses, smart jewelry (a smart bracelet, a smart necklace, a smart ring, a smart necklace, a smart anklet, a smart necklace, etc.), a smart wristband, smart clothes, etc. The vehicle-mounted device can also be referred to as a vehicle-mounted terminal, a vehicle-mounted controller, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle-mounted component, a vehicle-mounted chip, or a vehicle-mounted unit, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The network-side device 12 can include an access network device or a core network device. The access network device can also be referred to as a Radio Access Network (RAN) device, a radio access network function, or a radio access network unit. The access network device can include a base station, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP), or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) node, etc.The base station can be referred to as a Node B (NB), an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation Node B (gNB), a New Radio Node B (NR Node B), an access point, a relay station (RBS), a serving base station (SBS), a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a home Node B (HNB), a home evolved Node B, a transmit / receive point (TRP), or some other suitable terminology in the art, so long as 5 30 the base station is capable of achieving the same technical effect, and the base station is not limited to a specific technical term. It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is taken as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0028] The execution method of the AIoT service provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings, through some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 2, the present application provides an AIoT service execution method 200, which can be executed by a reader device, in other words, the method can be executed by software or hardware installed in the reader device, and the method includes the following steps.

[0030] S202: The reader device determines the initiation mode of the AIoT service based on the first information, wherein the initiation mode of the AIoT service includes an autonomous initiation mode or a network-controlled initiation mode.

[0031] The reader device in each embodiment of the present application can be a terminal, and can also be a relay node, such as an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a neighbour cell relation (NCR) node, etc. The above terminal or relay node can have the capability of a terminal reader (UE Reader), or the terminal or relay node can work in the UE Reader mode.

[0032] In an embodiment, the initiation mode of the AIoT service includes a self-initiated mode or a network-controlled initiated mode, as shown in FIG. 3.

[0033] In an embodiment, the reader device (such as the terminal shown in FIG. 3) determines the initiation mode of the AIoT service based on the first information includes that the reader device determines the initiation mode of the AIoT service based on that the first protocol layer receives the initiation request of the AIoT service sent by the second protocol layer, for example, the first information is the type of the second protocol layer, and according to the target type of the second protocol layer (for example, a protocol layer defined by non-3GPP, a NAS layer defined by 3GPP, etc.), the initiation mode of the AIoT service is determined, and specifically includes:

[0034] 1) For the self-initiated mode of the reader device:

[0035] The first protocol layer of the reader device can be an access layer, and the access layer here includes at least one of the access layer of the AIoT air interface and the access layer of the Uu air interface.

[0036] The second protocol layer can be a protocol layer defined by non-3GPP (for example, an application layer), or a protocol layer defined by 3GPP above the AS layer (for example, an AIoT upper layer, an AIoT higher layer, an AIoT layer, etc.), and the feature of the protocol layer is that the communication peer entity is an AIoT device and a reader device.

[0037] 2) For the network-controlled initiated mode:

[0038] The first protocol layer of the reader device can be an access layer, and the access layer here includes at least one of the access layer of the AIoT air interface and the access layer of the Uu air interface.

[0039] The second protocol layer can be a protocol layer defined by 3GPP above the AS layer (for example, a non-access layer, a NAS layer, and the peer device is an AMF), and the feature of the protocol layer is that the communication peer entity is a reader device and a 3GPP core network device.

[0040] S204: The reader device determines whether to perform the communication process with the AIoT device.

[0041] In this embodiment, the reader device can determine whether to perform the communication process with the AIoT device based on the second information, etc., and the second information is used for the reader device to judge whether to perform the communication process with the AIoT device, and the second information can be related to factors such as the self-condition of the reader device (for example, the network coverage state of the wireless air interface, the geographical position), the network configuration (for example, whether the AIoT resource is pre-configured) or the type of the AIoT service, etc.

[0042] In an embodiment, the reader device determines to perform a communication procedure with the AIoT device, and subsequently performs the communication procedure with the AIoT device; or the reader device determines not to perform the communication procedure with the AIoT device, and ends the procedure.

[0043] In an embodiment, the communication procedure between the reader device and the AIoT device can include the following steps:

[0044] 1) Paging: the reader device sends an AIoT paging message to the AIoT device.

[0045] 2) D2R data transmission: the AIoT device performs an AIoT random access procedure with the reader device; the AIoT device sends D2R data transmission to the reader device.

[0046] 3) Data transmission: the AIoT device sends D2R data transmission to the reader device; the reader device sends D2R data transmission to the AIoT device.

[0047] The AIoT service execution method provided by the embodiments of the present application is that the reader device determines the initiation mode of the AIoT service based on the first information, the initiation mode of the AIoT service including a self-initiated mode or a network-controlled initiated mode, and the reader device determines whether to perform a communication procedure with the AIoT device, which not only helps to avoid the reader device and the AIoT device performing an invalid communication procedure, thereby avoiding resource waste, but also gives the reader device a self-initiated mode enough freedom, thereby improving the communication efficiency of the AIoT service.

[0048] In an embodiment, the reader device determining whether to perform the communication procedure with the AIoT device includes: the reader device obtaining second information; and the reader device determining whether to perform the communication procedure with the AIoT device based on the second information, wherein the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0049] 1) a network coverage state of a wireless air interface of the reader device.

[0050] The wireless air interface can include a user network universal interface (Uu) wireless air interface and / or an AIoT wireless air interface.

[0051] The network coverage state of the wireless air interface of the reader device includes, for example, a state in which the wireless air interface of the reader device is within network coverage, a state in which the wireless air interface of the reader device is outside network coverage, and the like.

[0052] 2) a serving cell identifier of the reader device.

[0053] The representation of the serving cell identity can be a serving cell ID, or a combination of a frequency point and a physical cell identifier (PCI).

[0054] For the serving cell of the reader device, when the reader device is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state or an RRC inactive state, the serving cell can be a camping cell of the reader device. When the reader device is in an RRC connected state, the serving cell can be a primary serving cell (PCell) and / or a primary secondary serving cell (PSCell) of the reader device.

[0055] 3) The geographical position of the reader device.

[0056] The representation of the geographical position can be geographical coordinates based on a positioning technology (e.g., GNSS), such as indoor, outdoor, shopping mall, airport, special area, etc.

[0057] 4) Whether the reader device is preconfigured with AIoT resources, which can include an AIoT resource pool.

[0058] 5) The RRC state of the reader device.

[0059] The RRC state can include an RRC connected state, an RRC inactive state, an RRC idle state, etc.

[0060] 6) The serving cell quality of the reader device.

[0061] For example, whether the serving cell quality is less than a first threshold, whether the serving cell quality is greater than a second threshold, the first threshold and the second threshold can be equal or not equal.

[0062] 7) The type of the AIoT service.

[0063] The type of the AIoT service includes, for example, inventory, reading, writing, etc., as shown in the operation type column or the instruction column in the following table.

[0064] In the embodiments of the present application, by setting the second information, appropriate network configuration and working conditions are formulated for the reader device under which conditions the reader device can execute which initiation mode under the premise of coexistence of the self-initiated mode and the network-controlled initiated mode, ensuring that the basic principle of the behavior of the reader device being controlled by the network is met, giving the reader device as much freedom as possible in the self-initiated mode, and improving the communication efficiency of the AIoT service.

[0065] In an embodiment, the AIoT service is initiated in an autonomous manner, and the reader device determines whether to perform the communication procedure with the AIoT device includes that the reader device performs the communication procedure with the AIoT device in a case that the second information satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0066] 1) The second information includes a network coverage state of a wireless air interface of the reader device, and the wireless air interface of the reader device is in a state of being out of network coverage.

[0067] The wireless air interface can include a Uu wireless air interface, and / or an AIoT wireless air interface.

[0068] In this embodiment, in a case that the wireless air interface of the reader device is in a state of being out of network coverage, the reader device can be allowed to perform the AIoT service initiated in an autonomous manner; in a case that the wireless air interface of the reader device is in a state of being in network coverage, the reader device can be prohibited from performing the AIoT service initiated in an autonomous manner.

[0069] In various embodiments of the present application, in a case that the reader device is allowed to perform the AIoT service initiated in an autonomous manner, the reader device can perform the communication procedure with the AIoT device; otherwise, in a case that the reader device is prohibited from performing the AIoT service initiated in an autonomous manner, the reader device does not perform the communication procedure with the AIoT device.

[0070] In various embodiments of the present application, the wireless air interface of the reader device being in a state of being out of network coverage includes that the reader device does not search for a cell at a Uu frequency point supported by its wireless capability; or the reader device searches for at least one cell at a Uu frequency point supported by its wireless capability, and the at least one cell does not support or allow AIoT communication.

[0071] 2) The second information includes a serving cell identifier of the reader device, and the serving cell identifier of the reader device is in a first target area, or is not in a second target area.

[0072] The representation form of the serving cell identifier can be a serving cell ID, and can also be an identifier of a combination of a frequency point and a PCI. For example, the first target area is a deployment cell in an indoor area, and the second target area is a deployment cell in an outdoor area; for another example, the first target area is a deployment cell in a special area (for example, in a factory), and the second target area is a deployment cell outside the special area (for example, outside the factory).

[0073] In this embodiment, the service cell identity is within the first target area or not within the second target area, which can allow the reader device to perform the AIoT service with autonomous initiation; the service cell identity is not within the first target area or within the second target area, which can prohibit the reader device from performing the AIoT service with autonomous initiation.

[0074] 3) The second information comprises a geographical position of the reader device, and the geographical position of the reader device is within a third target area or not within a fourth target area.

[0075] In one embodiment, the representation of the geographical position can be geographical coordinates based on positioning technology (e.g. GNSS), for example, the third target area is indoor, and the fourth target area is outdoor; for another example, the third target area is a special area (e.g. a shopping mall, an airport), and the fourth target area is an area outside the special area.

[0076] In this embodiment, the reader device is within the third target area or not within the fourth target area, which can allow the reader device to perform the AIoT service with autonomous initiation; the reader device is not within the third target area or within the fourth target area, which can prohibit the reader device from performing the AIoT service with autonomous initiation.

[0077] 4) The second information comprises whether the reader device is pre-configured with AIoT resources, and the reader device is pre-configured with AIoT resources.

[0078] In this embodiment, in the case that the reader device is pre-configured with AIoT resources, the reader device is allowed to perform the AIoT service with autonomous initiation; otherwise, in the case that the reader device is not pre-configured with AIoT resources, the reader device is prohibited from performing the AIoT service with autonomous initiation.

[0079] 5) The second information comprises an RRC state of the reader device, and the RRC state of the reader device complies with a first target RRC state or does not comply with a second target RRC state.

[0080] For example, the first target RRC state can be RRC idle state or RRC inactive state, and the second target RRC state can be RRC connected state; for another example, the first target RRC state is RRC idle state, and the second target RRC state is RRC inactive state or connected state.

[0081] In this embodiment, the reader device is allowed to perform the AIoT service initiated autonomously in the case where the RRC state of the reader device meets the first target RRC state or does not meet the second target RRC state; otherwise, the reader device is prohibited from performing the AIoT service initiated autonomously in the case where the RRC state of the reader device does not meet the first target RRC state or meets the second target RRC state.

[0082] 6) The second information includes a serving cell quality of the reader device, and the serving cell quality of the reader device is less than a first threshold.

[0083] In this embodiment, the reader device is allowed to perform the AIoT service initiated autonomously in the case where the serving cell quality of the reader device is less than the first threshold; the reader device is prohibited from performing the AIoT service initiated autonomously in the case where the serving cell quality of the reader device is greater than a second threshold, and the first threshold and the second threshold can be equal or not equal.

[0084] 7) The second information includes a type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service meets a first target type or does not meet a second target type.

[0085] For example, the first target type is inventory (such as Inventory), and the second target type is reading (Read) and writing (Write); for another example, the first target type is inventory and writing, and the second target type is reading.

[0086] In this embodiment, the reader device is allowed to perform the AIoT service initiated autonomously in the case where the type of the AIoT service meets the first target type or does not meet the second target type; the reader device is prohibited from performing the AIoT service initiated autonomously in the case where the type of the AIoT service does not meet the first target type or meets the second target type.

[0087] The embodiments of the present application make appropriate network configuration and working conditions for the reader device to perform the autonomous initiation mode in what case, ensure that the behavior of the reader device is controlled by the network, give the reader device as much freedom as possible in the autonomous initiation mode, and improve the communication efficiency of the AIoT service.

[0088] In one embodiment, the initiation mode of the AIoT service is the autonomous initiation mode, and the determination of whether the reader device performs the communication process with the AIoT device includes that the reader device does not perform the communication process with the AIoT device in the case where the second information does not meet any of the following conditions:

[0089] 1) the second information comprises a network coverage status of a wireless air interface of the reader device, and the wireless air interface of the reader device is in a status of out-of-network coverage.

[0090] 2) the second information comprises a serving cell identity of the reader device, and the serving cell identity of the reader device is in a first target area, or not in a second target area.

[0091] 3) the second information comprises a geographic position of the reader device, and the geographic position of the reader device is in a third target area, or not in a fourth target area.

[0092] 4) the second information comprises whether the reader device is pre-configured with AIoT resources, and the reader device is pre-configured with AIoT resources.

[0093] 5) the second information comprises an RRC state of the reader device, and the RRC state of the reader device conforms to a first target RRC state or does not conform to a second target RRC state.

[0094] 6) the second information comprises a serving cell quality of the reader device, and the serving cell quality of the reader device is less than a first threshold.

[0095] 7) the second information comprises a type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service conforms to a first target type or does not conform to a second target type.

[0096] The embodiments of the present application have advantages of avoiding the reader device and the AIoT device from performing invalid communication processes, thereby avoiding resource waste.

[0097] In one embodiment, the AIoT service is initiated in a network-controlled manner, and the reader device determines whether to perform a communication process with the AIoT device, including that the reader device performs the communication process with the AIoT device in a case where the second information satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0098] 1) the second information comprises a network coverage status of a wireless air interface of the reader device, and the wireless air interface of the reader device is in a status of in-network coverage;

[0099] The wireless air interface can include a Uu wireless air interface, and / or an AIoT wireless air interface.

[0100] In this embodiment, the reader device can be allowed to perform the AIoT service initiated by the network control when the wireless air interface of the reader device is in the network coverage state; the reader device can be prohibited to perform the AIoT service initiated by the network control when the wireless air interface of the reader device is in the network out-of-coverage state.

[0101] In various embodiments of the present application, when the reader device is allowed to perform the AIoT service initiated by the network control, the reader device can perform the communication process with the AIoT device; otherwise, when the reader device is prohibited to perform the AIoT service initiated by the network control, the reader device does not perform the communication process with the AIoT device.

[0102] 2) The second information includes the serving cell identity of the reader device, and the serving cell identity of the reader device is not in the first target area or in the second target area.

[0103] The representation form of the serving cell identity can be a serving cell ID, and can also be the identification of a frequency point and PCI combination. For example, the first target area is an indoor deployment cell, and the second target area is an outdoor deployment cell; for another example, the first target area is a deployment cell in a special area (for example, in a factory), and the second target area is a deployment cell outside the special area (for example, outside the factory).

[0104] In this embodiment, the serving cell identity is not in the first target area or in the second target area, the reader device can be allowed to perform the AIoT service initiated by the network control; the serving cell identity is in the first target area or not in the second target area, the reader device can be prohibited to perform the AIoT service initiated by the network control.

[0105] 3) The second information includes the geographic location of the reader device, and the geographic location of the reader device is not in the third target area or in the fourth target area.

[0106] In one embodiment, the representation form of the geographic location can be geographic coordinates based on positioning technology (for example, GNSS), for example, the third target area is indoor, and the fourth target area is outdoor; for another example, the third target area is a special area (for example, a shopping mall or an airport), and the fourth target area is an area outside the special area.

[0107] In this embodiment, the reader device is not in the third target area or in the fourth target area, the reader device can be allowed to perform the AIoT service initiated by the network control; the reader device is in the third target area or not in the fourth target area, the reader device can be prohibited to perform the AIoT service initiated by the network control.

[0108] 4) The second information includes whether the reader device has been pre-configured with AIoT resources, and whether the reader device has not been pre-configured with AIoT resources.

[0109] In this embodiment, if the reader device is not pre-configured with AIoT resources, it is allowed to execute AIoT services initiated by network control; conversely, if the reader device is pre-configured with AIoT resources, it can be prohibited from executing AIoT services initiated by network control.

[0110] 5) The second information includes the RRC status of the reader device, and the RRC status of the reader device does not conform to the first target RRC status or conforms to the second target RRC status.

[0111] For example, the first target RRC state can be an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state, and the second target RRC state can be an RRC connected state; or, for another example, the first target RRC state is an RRC idle state, and the second target RRC state is an RRC inactive state or a connected state.

[0112] In this embodiment, if the reader device's RRC state does not conform to the first target RRC state or conforms to the second target RRC state, the reader device is allowed to execute AIoT services initiated by network control; conversely, if the reader device's RRC state conforms to the first target RRC state or does not conform to the second target RRC state, the reader device can be prohibited from executing AIoT services initiated by network control.

[0113] 6) The second information includes the serving cell quality of the reader device, and the serving cell quality of the reader device is greater than the second threshold; the values ​​of the first threshold and the second threshold may be the same or different.

[0114] In this embodiment, if the serving cell quality of the reader device is greater than a second threshold, the reader device can be allowed to execute AIoT services initiated by network control; if the serving cell quality of the reader device is less than a first threshold, the reader device can be prohibited from executing AIoT services initiated by network control. The first threshold and the second threshold can be equal or unequal.

[0115] 7) The second information includes the type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service does not conform to the first target type or conforms to the second target type.

[0116] For example, the first target type is inventory; the second target type is read and write; or, for another example, the first target type is inventory and write; the second target type is read.

[0117] In this embodiment, if the type of the AIoT service does not conform to the first target type or conforms to the second target type, the reader device may be allowed to execute the AIoT service initiated by network control; if the type of the AIoT service conforms to the first target type or does not conform to the second target type, the reader device may be prohibited from executing the AIoT service initiated by network control.

[0118] The embodiments of this application, through the above settings, define appropriate network configurations and operating conditions for when a reader device can execute network-controlled initiation methods, ensuring that the reader device's behavior is controlled by the network, giving the reader device as much freedom as possible to execute AIoT services, and improving the communication efficiency of AIoT services.

[0119] In one embodiment, the AIoT service is initiated via network control. The reader device determines whether to execute a communication process with the AIoT device by not executing the communication process if the second information does not satisfy any of the following:

[0120] 1) The second information includes the network coverage status of the wireless air interface of the reader device, and the state that the wireless air interface of the reader device is within network coverage.

[0121] 2) The second information includes the serving cell identifier of the reader device, and the serving cell identifier of the reader device is not in the first target area, or in the second target area.

[0122] 3) The second information includes the geographical location of the reader device, and the geographical location of the reader device is not in the third target area, or in the fourth target area.

[0123] 4) The second information includes whether the reader device has been pre-configured with AIoT resources, and whether the reader device has not been pre-configured with AIoT resources.

[0124] 5) The second information includes the RRC status of the reader device, and the RRC status of the reader device does not conform to the first target RRC status or conforms to the second target RRC status.

[0125] 6) The second information includes the serving cell quality of the reader device, and the serving cell quality of the reader device is greater than the second threshold.

[0126] 7) The second information includes the type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service does not conform to the first target type or conforms to the second target type.

[0127] The embodiments of this application, through the above-described settings, help to avoid invalid communication processes between the reader device and the AIoT device, thereby avoiding resource waste.

[0128] In one embodiment, the method further includes the reader device receiving first configuration information, the first configuration information being used to configure at least one of the following: 1) one of the first target region and the second target region; 2) one of the third target region and the fourth target region; 3) a first threshold; 4) a second threshold.

[0129] The function of each parameter in this embodiment and the beneficial effects it can achieve can be found in the description of the previous embodiment.

[0130] In one embodiment, the method further includes the reader device receiving second configuration information, the second configuration information being used to configure the AIoT resources; wherein the AIoT resources are used only when the AIoT service is initiated in a self-initiated manner.

[0131] This embodiment can configure dedicated AIoT resources for reader devices, which are only used when the AIoT service is initiated in a self-initiated manner, giving the reader device as much freedom as possible in the self-initiation method and improving the communication efficiency of AIoT services.

[0132] In one embodiment, the AIoT service is initiated via network control. When the reader device executes the communication process with the AIoT device, the method further includes, in the event of a Uu link failure, performing one of the following:

[0133] 1) Suspend or deactivate the first radio bearer (RB), which is used to relay data from the AIoT device.

[0134] 2) Set the first Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message to pending state. The first NAS message is used to relay the data of the AIoT device.

[0135] 3) Set the first RRC message to the pending transmission state. The first RRC message is used to relay the data of the AIoT device.

[0136] In this embodiment, if the Uu connection fails, the reader device can temporarily stop relaying data from the AIoT device through the above operations to avoid data loss.

[0137] In one embodiment, the method further includes performing one of the following:

[0138] 1) If the Uu connection is successfully restored or the suspension time of the first RB reaches the maximum duration, restore the first RB.

[0139] 2) If the Uu connection is successfully restored or the duration of the pending transmission state of the first NAS message reaches the maximum duration, cancel the pending transmission state of the first NAS message.

[0140] 3) If the Uu connection is restored or the duration of the pending transmission state of the first RRC message reaches the maximum duration, cancel the pending transmission state of the first RRC message.

[0141] This embodiment facilitates the timely recovery of data from the relayed AIoT devices, thereby improving the communication efficiency of AIoT services.

[0142] In one embodiment, when performing the operation to restore the first RB, the method further includes: the reader device starting a first timer when the Uu connection is abnormal or a Uu connection restoration request message is sent; wherein, the maximum duration of the suspension of the first RB includes: the first timer timeout.

[0143] In one embodiment, when canceling the pending transmission state of the first NAS message, the method further includes: the reader device starting a second timer when a Uu connection error occurs or a Uu connection recovery request message is sent; wherein, the duration of the pending transmission state of the first NAS message reaching its maximum duration includes: the second timer timeout.

[0144] In one embodiment, when placing the first RRC message in a pending transmission state, the method further includes: the reader device starting a third timer when a Uu connection error occurs or a Uu connection recovery request message is sent; wherein, the duration of the pending transmission state of the first RRC message reaching a maximum duration includes: the third timer timeout.

[0145] This embodiment is based on the Uu connection condition and timer mechanism, and introduces the suspend or resume operation of RB; or sets the NAS message to the pending transmission state; or sets the first RRC message to the pending transmission state, thereby maximizing the retention of AIoT data and ensuring the continuity of AIoT services.

[0146] To illustrate in detail the AIoT service execution method provided in the embodiments of this application, the following will describe it in conjunction with several specific embodiments.

[0147] Example 1

[0148] The main idea of ​​this embodiment is that the reader device determines the initiation method of the AIoT service based on the first information, which includes the self-initiation method. The reader device determines whether to execute the communication process with the AIoT device based on the second information, or in other words, whether to work in the first mode (self-initiation method), including the following steps.

[0149] Step 1: The reader device determines the initiation method of the AIoT service based on the first information, and the initiation method of the AIoT service includes the self-initiation method.

[0150] Step 2: The reader device executes the communication process with the AIoT device, or in other words, operates in the first mode, if it determines that at least one of the following conditions is met.

[0151] Condition 1: The reader device is out of network coverage.

[0152] Optionally, the state of being out-of-coverage includes at least one of the following:

[0153] 1) The reader device's Uu wireless air interface is out of coverage. For example, the reader device cannot find a cell or a cell that meets the suitable conditions on the Uu frequency band supported by its wireless capabilities.

[0154] 2) The reader device's AIoT wireless air interface is out of network coverage. For example, the reader device may have found a cell or a cell that meets the appropriate conditions on the Uu frequency band supported by its wireless capabilities, but this cell does not support or allow AIoT communication. Specifically, whether a cell supports or allows AIoT communication can be indicated explicitly (e.g., by the cell's broadcast message or RRC-specific message carrying a 1-bit indicator field for enabling) or implicitly (e.g., by the cell's broadcast message or RRC-specific message not carrying AIoT resource (or resource pool) configuration).

[0155] Condition 2: The reader device determines whether its serving cell identifier is in the first target area or not in the second target area.

[0156] Optionally, the reader device is pre-configured or pre-configured with a target area via the network side. The target area includes a first target area that allows the reader device to operate in the first mode and / or a second target area that prohibits the reader device from operating in the first mode.

[0157] Condition 3: The reader device determines that its position is in the third target area or not in the fourth target area.

[0158] Optionally, the reader device is pre-configured or pre-configured with a target area via the network side. The target area includes a third target area that allows the reader device to operate in the first mode and / or a fourth target area that prohibits the reader device from operating in the first mode.

[0159] Condition 4: The reader device is pre-configured with AIoT resources (or a resource pool).

[0160] Optionally, the pre-configured AIoT resources (or resource pool) are only used when the reader device is operating in the first mode.

[0161] Condition 5: The reader device’s RRC status meets the first target RRC status or does not meet the second target RRC status.

[0162] For example, the first target RRC state can be an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state, and the second target RRC state can be an RRC connected state; or, for another example, the first target RRC state is an RRC idle state, and the second target RRC state is an RRC inactive state or a connected state.

[0163] Optionally, the reader device is pre-configured or pre-configured with a target RRC state by the network side. The target RRC state includes a first target RRC state that allows the reader device to operate in the first mode and / or a second target RRC state that prohibits the reader device from operating in the first mode.

[0164] Condition 6: The service cell quality of the reader device is less than the first threshold.

[0165] Optionally, the reader device is pre-configured or pre-configured via the network side with a first threshold, allowing the reader device to operate in the first mode if the serving cell quality is less than the first threshold.

[0166] Condition 7: The type of AIoT service meets the first target type or does not meet the second target type.

[0167] For example, the first target type is inventory (e.g., Inventory); the second target type is read and write; or, for another example, the first target type is inventory and write; the second target type is read.

[0168] In this embodiment, if the type of AIoT service conforms to the first target type or does not conform to the second target type, the reader device is allowed to operate in the first mode.

[0169] Step 3: If the reader device determines that at least one of the above conditions is met, it switches from operating in the second mode to operating in the first mode (autonomous mode). That is, before executing Step 1, the reader device operates in the second mode (network-controlled mode).

[0170] Example 2

[0171] The reader device determines the initiation method of the AIoT service based on the first information, which includes the network-controlled initiation method. Based on the second information, the reader device determines whether to execute the communication process with the AIoT device, or in other words, whether to work in the second mode (the network-controlled initiation method), including the following steps.

[0172] Step 1: The reader device determines the initiation method of the AIoT service based on the first information, wherein the initiation method of the AIoT service includes the method of initiation under network control.

[0173] Step 2: The reader device executes the communication process with the AIoT device, or in other words, operates in the second mode, if it determines that at least one of the following conditions is met.

[0174] Condition 1: The reader device is in-of-coverage.

[0175] Optionally, the state of being in-of-coverage includes at least one of the following:

[0176] 1) The reader device's Uu wireless air interface is in-of-coverage. For example, the reader device searches for a cell that meets the appropriate conditions on the Uu frequency band supported by its wireless capabilities.

[0177] 2) The reader device's AIoT wireless air interface is in-of-coverage. For example, the reader device has searched for a suitable cell on the Uu frequency band supported by its wireless capabilities, and this cell supports or allows AIoT communication. Specifically, whether a cell supports or allows AIoT communication can be indicated explicitly (e.g., by the cell's broadcast message or RRC-specific message carrying a 1-bit indicator field for enabling) or implicitly (e.g., by the cell's broadcast message or RRC-specific message carrying AIoT resource (or resource pool) configuration).

[0178] Condition 2: The serving cell identifier of the reader device is not in the first target area, or in the second target area.

[0179] Optionally, the reader device is pre-configured or pre-configured with a target area via the network side. The target area includes a second target area that allows the reader device to operate in the second mode and / or a first target area that prohibits the reader device from operating in the second mode.

[0180] Condition 3: The reader device's geographical location is not in the third target area, or it is in the fourth target area.

[0181] Optionally, the reader device is pre-configured or pre-configured with a target area via the network side. The target area includes a fourth target area that allows the reader device to operate in the second mode and / or a third target area that prohibits the reader device from operating in the second mode.

[0182] Condition 4: The reader device has not been pre-configured with AIoT resources.

[0183] In this embodiment, the reader device is allowed to operate in the second mode when AIoT resources are not pre-configured.

[0184] Condition 5: The reader device's RRC status does not meet the first target RRC status or meets the second target RRC status.

[0185] In this embodiment, if the reader device's RRC state does not conform to the first target RRC state or conforms to the second target RRC state, the reader device is allowed to operate in the second mode.

[0186] Condition 6: The service cell quality of the reader device is greater than the second threshold.

[0187] The second threshold can be configured through parameters of the cell's system broadcast message. The parameter configuration requires the reader device's serving cell quality to meet certain range requirements, such as being greater than the second threshold and less than the third threshold, or being greater than the second threshold plus an offset.

[0188] Condition 7: The type of AIoT service does not meet the first target type or meets the second target type.

[0189] In this embodiment, if the type of AIoT service does not conform to the first target type or conforms to the second target type, the reader device can be allowed to work in the second mode.

[0190] Step 3: If the reader device determines that at least one of the above conditions is met, it switches from operating in the first mode to operating in the second mode (network-controlled mode). That is, before executing Step 1, the reader device operates in the first mode (autonomous mode).

[0191] Example 3

[0192] In this embodiment, the reader device operates in the second mode, processing Uu connections and other data during AIoT services.

[0193] The main idea of ​​this embodiment is to introduce RB suspension or resumption operations based on Uu connection conditions when the reader device is working in the second mode (network-controlled mode); or set the NAS message to be transmitted; or set the first RRC message to be transmitted, thereby maximizing the preservation of AIoT device data and ensuring the continuity of AIoT services.

[0194] Step 0: The reader device is operating in the second mode, performing AIoT services. The reader device receives AIoT data from AIoT devices that have been reached / discovered.

[0195] Step 1: If the reader device determines that a Uu connection error has occurred, it shall execute one of the following:

[0196] 1) Suspend or deactivate the first RB, which is used to relay data from the AIoT device.

[0197] 2) Set the first NAS message to pending state. The first NAS message is used to relay the data of the AIoT device.

[0198] 3) Set the first RRC message to the pending transmission state. The first RRC message is used to relay the data of the AIoT device.

[0199] Optionally, the number of first RBs can be one or more. When there are multiple first RBs, data from some AIoT devices with the same or similar "Uu air interface latency budget" values ​​are transmitted through the same RB. That is, one of the multiple first RBs can be identified by associating at least one AIoT device identifier and / or at least one latency budget value.

[0200] Optionally, the maximum duration for the reader device to perform the suspension operation of the first RB is determined by the protocol or configured on the network side (corresponding to the first timer).

[0201] Optionally, the maximum duration for which the reader device sets the first NAS message to the pending transmission state is determined by protocol agreement or configured on the network side (corresponding to the second timer).

[0202] Optionally, the maximum duration for which the reader device sets the first RRC message to the pending transmission state is determined by the protocol or configured on the network side (corresponding to the third timer).

[0203] Uu connection anomalies include, but are not limited to, any of the following: Uu radio link failure (RLF), beam failure (BF), consistent LBT failure, reconfiguration with synchronization, or cell selection or reselection.

[0204] Step 2: If the reader device determines that an abnormality has occurred in Uu, it shall execute one of the following:

[0205] 1) If the Uu connection is successfully restored or the suspension time of the first RB reaches the maximum duration, restore the first RB.

[0206] 2) If the Uu connection is successfully restored or the duration of the pending transmission state of the first NAS message reaches the maximum duration, cancel the pending transmission state of the first NAS message.

[0207] 3) If the Uu connection is restored or the duration of the pending transmission state of the first RRC message reaches the maximum duration, cancel the pending transmission state of the first RRC message.

[0208] This embodiment facilitates the timely recovery of data from the relayed AIoT devices, thereby improving the communication efficiency of AIoT services.

[0209] In one embodiment, when performing the operation to restore the first RB, the method further includes: the reader device starting a first timer when the Uu connection is abnormal or a Uu connection restoration request message is sent; wherein, the maximum duration of the suspension of the first RB includes: the first timer timeout.

[0210] In one embodiment, when canceling the pending transmission state of the first NAS message, the method further includes: the reader device starting a second timer when a Uu connection error occurs or a Uu connection recovery request message is sent; wherein, the duration of the pending transmission state of the first NAS message reaching its maximum duration includes: the second timer timeout.

[0211] In one embodiment, when placing the first RRC message in a pending transmission state, the method further includes: the reader device starting a third timer when a Uu connection error occurs or a Uu connection recovery request message is sent; wherein, the duration of the pending transmission state of the first RRC message reaching a maximum duration includes: the third timer timeout.

[0212] This embodiment is based on the Uu connection condition and timer mechanism, and introduces the suspend or resume operation of RB; or sets the NAS message to the pending transmission state; or sets the first RRC message to the pending transmission state, thereby maximizing the retention of AIoT data and ensuring the continuity of AIoT services.

[0213] Uu connection recovery includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: Uu reconstruction is successful (e.g., RRC Establishment / Resume / Re-establishment process completed), BF recovery is successful (e.g., Beam Failure Recovery process completed), continuous LBT failure recovery is successful (e.g., LBT Failure Recovery process completed), or synchronization reconfiguration is successful (e.g., Reconfiguration With Synchronization process completed).

[0214] The AIoT service execution method provided in this application embodiment can be executed by an AIoT service execution device. This application embodiment uses the execution of the AIoT service execution method by an AIoT service execution device as an example to illustrate the AIoT service execution device provided in this application embodiment.

[0215] This application provides an execution device for AIoT services. As an example, the execution device for AIoT services can be a communication device or a component within a communication device, such as a chip. The communication device can be a reader device, a network-side device, or a server, etc. Exemplarily, the reader device can include, but is not limited to, the type of terminal 11 listed above, and the network-side device can include, but is not limited to, the type of network-side device 12 listed above. This application does not impose specific limitations.

[0216] The execution device for AIoT services includes a receiving module, a transmitting module, and a processing module. These modules can be implemented in software or hardware. When implemented in hardware, the processing module can be implemented by a processor. For example, the processor can include general-purpose processors, special-purpose processors, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), microprocessor, Digital Signal Processor (DSP), Artificial Intelligence (AI) processor, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Network Processor (NP), Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, gate circuits, transistors, discrete hardware components, etc. The receiving and transmitting modules can be implemented by a communication interface, which can include one or more of the following: transceiver, pins, circuits, bus, radio frequency unit, etc.

[0217] Specifically, referring to Figure 4, when the execution device for AIoT services is a reader device or a component within a reader device, the execution device 400 for AIoT services includes:

[0218] The communication module 402 is used to determine the initiation method of the AIoT service based on the first information, wherein the initiation method of the AIoT service includes a self-initiated method or a network-controlled initiation method.

[0219] Processing module 404 is used to determine whether to execute the communication process with the AIoT device.

[0220] In this embodiment, the reader device determines the initiation method of the AIoT service based on the first information. The initiation method of the AIoT service includes an autonomous initiation method or a network-controlled initiation method. The reader device determines whether to execute the communication process with the AIoT device. This not only helps to avoid the reader device and the AIoT device executing invalid communication processes, thereby avoiding resource waste, but also gives the reader device enough freedom in the autonomous initiation method, improving the communication efficiency of the AIoT service.

[0221] In one embodiment, the processing module 404 is configured to acquire second information; and determine whether to execute a communication process with the AIoT device based on the second information; wherein the second information includes at least one of the following: the network coverage status of the device's radio interface; the serving cell identifier of the device; the geographical location of the device; whether the device has been pre-configured with AIoT resources; the radio resource control (RRC) status of the device; the serving cell quality of the device; and the type of the AIoT service.

[0222] In one embodiment, the AIoT service is initiated autonomously. The processing module 404 is configured to execute a communication process with the AIoT device if the second information satisfies at least one of the following: 1) The second information includes the network coverage status of the device's wireless air interface, and the device's wireless air interface is outside network coverage; 2) The second information includes the serving cell identifier of the device, and the serving cell identifier of the device is in a first target area or not in a second target area; 3) The second information includes the geographical location of the device, and the geographical location of the device is in a third target area or not in a fourth target area; 4) The second information includes whether the device has been pre-configured with AIoT resources, and the device has been pre-configured with AIoT resources; 5) The second information includes the RRC status of the device, and the RRC status of the device conforms to a first target RRC status or does not conform to a second target RRC status; 6) The second information includes the serving cell quality of the device, and the serving cell quality of the device is less than a first threshold; 7) The second information includes the type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service conforms to a first target type or does not conform to a second target type.

[0223] In one embodiment, the AIoT service is initiated autonomously. The processing module 404 is configured to not execute the communication process with the AIoT device if the second information does not satisfy any of the following: 1) The second information includes the network coverage status of the device's wireless air interface, and the device's wireless air interface is outside network coverage; 2) The second information includes the serving cell identifier of the device, and the serving cell identifier of the device is in a first target area or not in a second target area; 3) The second information includes the geographical location of the device, and the geographical location of the device is in a third target area or not in a fourth target area; 4) The second information includes whether the device has been pre-configured with AIoT resources, and the device has been pre-configured with AIoT resources; 5) The second information includes the RRC status of the device, and the RRC status of the device conforms to a first target RRC status or does not conform to a second target RRC status; 6) The second information includes the serving cell quality of the device, and the serving cell quality of the device is less than a first threshold; 7) The second information includes the type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service conforms to a first target type or does not conform to a second target type.

[0224] In one embodiment, the AIoT service is initiated via network control. The processing module 404 is configured to execute a communication process with the AIoT device if the second information satisfies at least one of the following: 1) The second information includes the network coverage status of the device's wireless air interface, and the device's wireless air interface is within network coverage; 2) The second information includes the serving cell identifier of the device, and the serving cell identifier of the device is not in a first target area or in a second target area; 3) The second information includes the geographical location of the device, and the geographical location of the device is not in a third target area or in a fourth target area; 4) The second information includes whether the device has been pre-configured with AIoT resources, and the device has not been pre-configured with AIoT resources; 5) The second information includes the RRC status of the device, and the RRC status of the device does not conform to a first target RRC status or conforms to a second target RRC status; 6) The second information includes the serving cell quality of the device, and the serving cell quality of the device is greater than a second threshold; 7) The second information includes the type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service does not conform to a first target type or conforms to a second target type.

[0225] In one embodiment, the AIoT service is initiated via network control. The processing module 404 is configured to not execute the communication process with the AIoT device if the second information does not satisfy any of the following: 1) The second information includes the network coverage status of the device's wireless air interface, and the device's wireless air interface is within network coverage; 2) The second information includes the serving cell identifier of the device, and the serving cell identifier of the device is not in the first target area or in the second target area; 3) The second information includes the geographical location of the device, and the geographical location of the device is not in the third target area or in the fourth target area; 4) The second information includes whether the device has been pre-configured with AIoT resources, and the device has not been pre-configured with AIoT resources; 5) The second information includes the RRC status of the device, and the RRC status of the device does not conform to the first target RRC status or conforms to the second target RRC status; 6) The second information includes the serving cell quality of the device, and the serving cell quality of the device is greater than a second threshold; 7) The second information includes the type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service does not conform to the first target type or conforms to the second target type.

[0226] In one embodiment, the wireless air interface includes: a User Network Universal Interface (Uu) wireless air interface; and / or, an AIoT wireless air interface.

[0227] In one embodiment, the wireless air interface of the device being outside network coverage includes: the device not finding a cell on the Uu frequency supported by its wireless capabilities; or, the device finding at least one cell on the Uu frequency supported by its wireless capabilities; and the at least one cell does not support or allows AIoT communication.

[0228] In one embodiment, the communication module 402 is further configured to receive first configuration information, the first configuration information being configured to configure at least one of the following: 1) one of the first target region and the second target region; 2) one of the third target region and the fourth target region; 3) a first threshold; 4) a second threshold.

[0229] In one embodiment, the communication module 402 is further configured to receive second configuration information, the second configuration information being used to configure the AIoT resources; wherein the AIoT resources are used only when the AIoT service is initiated in a self-initiated manner.

[0230] In one embodiment, the AIoT service is initiated via network control. When executing the communication process with the AIoT device, the processing module 404 is further configured to, in the event of a Uu connection anomaly, execute one of the following: 1) suspend the first RB; 2) set the first NAS message to a pending transmission state; 3) set the first RRC message to a pending transmission state; wherein the first RB is used to relay data from the AIoT device, the first NAS message is used to relay data from the AIoT device, and the first RRC message is used to relay data from the AIoT device.

[0231] In one embodiment, the processing module 404 is further configured to perform one of the following: 1) restore the first RB if the Uu connection is successfully restored or the suspension time of the first RB reaches the maximum time; 2) cancel the pending transmission state of the first NAS message if the Uu connection is successfully restored or the pending transmission state of the first NAS message reaches the maximum time; 3) cancel the pending transmission state of the first RRC message if the Uu connection is restored or the pending transmission state of the first RRC message reaches the maximum time.

[0232] In one embodiment, 1) when performing the operation to restore the first RB, the processing module 404 is further configured to start a first timer when a Uu connection exception occurs or a Uu connection recovery request message is sent; wherein, the maximum duration of the suspension of the first RB includes: the first timer timeout; or, 2) when performing the operation to cancel the pending transmission state of the first NAS message, the processing module 404 is further configured to start a second timer when a Uu connection exception occurs or a Uu connection recovery request message is sent; wherein, the maximum duration of the pending transmission state of the first NAS message includes: the second timer timeout; or, 3) when performing the operation to place the first RRC message in the pending transmission state, the processing module 404 is further configured to start a third timer when a Uu connection exception occurs or a Uu connection recovery request message is sent; wherein, the maximum duration of the pending transmission state of the first RRC message includes: the third timer timeout.

[0233] The AIoT service execution device provided in this application embodiment can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiments of Figures 2 to 3 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0234] As shown in Figure 5, this application embodiment also provides a communication device 500, including a processor 501 and a memory 502. The memory 502 stores a program or instructions that can run on the processor 501. For example, when the communication device 500 is a reader device, when the program or instructions are executed by the processor 501, they implement the various steps of the above-mentioned AIoT service execution method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0235] This application also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps in the method embodiment shown in FIG2. This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-described terminal-side method embodiment, and all implementation processes and methods of the above-described method embodiments can be applied to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. The terminal can be the execution device for the AIoT service shown in FIG4. Specifically, FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of this application.

[0236] The terminal 600 includes, but is not limited to, at least some of the following components: radio frequency unit 601, network module 602, audio output unit 603, input unit 604, sensor 605, display unit 606, user input unit 607, interface unit 608, memory 609, and processor 610.

[0237] Those skilled in the art will understand that terminal 600 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) for powering various components. The power supply can be logically connected to processor 610 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. The terminal structure shown in Figure 6 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0238] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the input unit 604 may include a graphics processor 6041 and a microphone 6042. The graphics processor 6041 processes image data of still images or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The display unit 606 may include a display panel 6061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 607 includes at least one of a touch panel 6071 and other input devices 6072. The touch panel 6071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 6071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 6072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be described in detail here.

[0239] In this embodiment, after receiving downlink data from the network-side device, the radio frequency unit 601 can transmit it to the processor 610 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 601 can send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 601 includes, but is not limited to, antennas, amplifiers, transceivers, couplers, low-noise amplifiers, duplexers, etc.

[0240] The memory 609 can be used to store software programs or instructions, as well as various data. The memory 609 may primarily include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data. The first storage area may store the operating system, application programs or instructions required for at least one function (such as sound playback, image playback, etc.). Furthermore, the memory 609 may include volatile memory or non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct memory bus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 609 in this embodiment includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0241] Processor 610 may include one or more processing units; optionally, processor 610 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly handles operations involving the operating system, user interface, and applications, and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the aforementioned modem processor may also not be integrated into processor 610.

[0242] The radio frequency unit 601 is used to determine the initiation method of the AIoT service based on the first information. The initiation method of the AIoT service includes a self-initiated method or a network-controlled initiation method. The processor 610 is used to determine whether to execute the communication process with the AIoT device.

[0243] In this embodiment, the terminal determines the initiation method of the AIoT service based on the first information. The initiation method of the AIoT service includes an autonomous initiation method or a network-controlled initiation method. The terminal determines whether to execute the communication process with the AIoT device. This not only helps to avoid the terminal and the AIoT device executing invalid communication processes, thereby avoiding resource waste, but also gives the terminal enough freedom to initiate the service autonomously, thereby improving the communication efficiency of the AIoT service.

[0244] It is understood that the implementation process of each implementation method mentioned in this embodiment can refer to the relevant description of the execution method embodiment of AIoT service, and achieve the same or corresponding technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0245] This application also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described AIoT service execution method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0246] The processor mentioned above is the processor in the reader device described in the above embodiments. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk, or optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transient readable storage medium.

[0247] This application embodiment also provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-described AIoT service execution method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0248] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of this application may also be referred to as a system-on-a-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-a-chip, etc.

[0249] This application also provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-described AIoT service execution method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0250] This application embodiment also provides an AIoT service execution system, including: a reader device and a network-side device, wherein the reader device can be used to execute the steps of the AIoT service execution method described above.

[0251] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0252] From the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of computer software products plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms, and of course, they can also be implemented by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.) and includes several instructions to cause the reader device or network-side device to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0253] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other implementations under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims. All of these implementations are within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. An execution method of an environment-energy-enabled AIoT service, wherein, Comprising: The reader device determines an initiation mode of the AIoT service based on the first information, the initiation mode of the AIoT service including an autonomous initiation mode or a network-controlled initiation mode; The reader device determines whether to perform a communication procedure with the AIoT device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The reader device determines whether to perform a communication procedure with the AIoT device, including: The reader device acquires second information; The reader device determines whether to perform a communication procedure with the AIoT device based on the second information; The second information includes at least one of the following: A network coverage state of a wireless air interface of the reader device; A serving cell identity of the reader device; A geographic location of the reader device; Whether the reader device is preconfigured with AIoT resources; A radio resource control (RRC) state of the reader device; A serving cell quality of the reader device; A type of the AIoT service.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The initiation mode of the AIoT service is the autonomous initiation mode, and the reader device determining whether to perform a communication procedure with the AIoT device includes, in a case where the second information satisfies at least one of the following: The second information includes the network coverage state of the wireless air interface of the reader device, and the wireless air interface of the reader device is in a state of being out of network coverage; The second information includes the serving cell identity of the reader device, and the serving cell identity of the reader device is in a first target area or not in a second target area; The second information includes the geographic location of the reader device, and the geographic location of the reader device is in a third target area or not in a fourth target area; The second information includes whether the reader device is preconfigured with AIoT resources, and the reader device is preconfigured with AIoT resources; The second information includes the RRC state of the reader device, and the RRC state of the reader device meets a first target RRC state or does not meet a second target RRC state; The second information includes the serving cell quality of the reader device, and the serving cell quality of the reader device is less than a first threshold; The second information includes the type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service meets a first target type or does not meet a second target type.

4. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The initiation mode of the AIoT service is the autonomous initiation mode, and the reader device determining whether to perform a communication procedure with the AIoT device includes, in a case where the second information does not satisfy any of the following: The second information includes the network coverage state of the wireless air interface of the reader device, and the wireless air interface of the reader device is in a state of being out of network coverage; The second information includes the serving cell identity of the reader device, and the serving cell identity of the reader device is in a first target area or not in a second target area; The second information comprises a geographic position of the reader device, and the geographic position of the reader device is in a third target area or not in a fourth target area; The second information comprises whether the reader device is pre-configured with AIoT resources, and the reader device is pre-configured with AIoT resources; The second information comprises an RRC state of the reader device, and the RRC state of the reader device meets a first target RRC state or does not meet a second target RRC state; The second information comprises a serving cell quality of the reader device, and the serving cell quality of the reader device is less than a first threshold; The second information comprises a type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service meets a first target type or does not meet a second target type.

5. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The AIoT service is initiated in a network-controlled manner, and the reader device determines whether to perform a communication process with the AIoT device, comprising that the reader device performs the communication process with the AIoT device in a case that the second information meets at least one of the following conditions: The second information comprises a network coverage state of a wireless air interface of the reader device, and the wireless air interface of the reader device is in a network coverage state; The second information comprises a serving cell identity of the reader device, and the serving cell identity of the reader device is not in a first target area or is in a second target area; The second information comprises a geographic position of the reader device, and the geographic position of the reader device is not in a third target area or is in a fourth target area; The second information comprises whether the reader device is pre-configured with AIoT resources, and the reader device is not pre-configured with AIoT resources; The second information comprises an RRC state of the reader device, and the RRC state of the reader device does not meet a first target RRC state or meets a second target RRC state; The second information comprises a serving cell quality of the reader device, and the serving cell quality of the reader device is greater than a second threshold; The second information comprises a type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service does not meet a first target type or meets a second target type.

6. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The AIoT service is initiated in a network-controlled manner, and the reader device determines whether to perform a communication process with the AIoT device, comprising that the reader device does not perform the communication process with the AIoT device in a case that the second information does not meet any of the following conditions: The second information comprises a network coverage state of a wireless air interface of the reader device, and the wireless air interface of the reader device is in a network coverage state; The second information comprises a serving cell identity of the reader device, and the serving cell identity of the reader device is not in a first target area or is in a second target area; The second information comprises a geographic position of the reader device, and the geographic position of the reader device is not in a third target area or is in a fourth target area; The second information includes whether the reader device is preconfigured with AIoT resources, and the reader device is not preconfigured with AIoT resources; The second information includes an RRC state of the reader device, and the RRC state of the reader device does not conform to a first target RRC state or conforms to a second target RRC state; The second information includes a serving cell quality of the reader device, and the serving cell quality of the reader device is greater than a second threshold; The second information includes a type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service does not conform to a first target type or conforms to a second target type.

7. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein, The wireless air interface includes: a user network universal interface (Uu) wireless air interface; and / or an AIoT wireless air interface.

8. The method of claim 3, 4 or 7, wherein, The wireless air interface of the reader device is in an out-of-coverage state, including: The reader device does not search for a cell at a Uu frequency point supported by its wireless capability; or The reader device searches for at least one cell at a Uu frequency point supported by its wireless capability; and the at least one cell does not support or allow AIoT communication.

9. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein, The method further includes that the reader device receives first configuration information, and the first configuration information is used to configure at least one of the following: one of the first target area and the second target area; one of the third target area and the fourth target area; a first threshold; a second threshold.

10. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein, The method further includes that the reader device receives second configuration information, and the second configuration information is used to configure the AIoT resources. The AIoT resources are used only in a case where an initiation mode of the AIoT service is an autonomous initiation mode.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein, In a case where the initiation mode of the AIoT service is a network-controlled initiation mode, and in a case where the reader device performs a communication process with an AIoT device, the method further includes, in a case where a Uu connection is abnormal, performing one of the following: suspending a first radio bearer (RB); setting a first non-access stratum (NAS) message to a to-be-transmitted state; setting a first RRC message to a to-be-transmitted state; The first RB is used to relay data of the AIoT device, the first NAS message is used to relay data of the AIoT device, and the first RRC message is used to relay data of the AIoT device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The method further includes performing one of the following: in a case where the Uu connection is successfully restored or a suspension duration of the first RB reaches a maximum duration, resuming the first RB; in a case where the Uu connection is successfully restored or a duration of the to-be-transmitted state of the first NAS message reaches a maximum duration, canceling the to-be-transmitted state of the first NAS message; in a case where the Uu connection is restored or a duration of the to-be-transmitted state of the first RRC message reaches a maximum duration, canceling the to-be-transmitted state of the first RRC message.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, In a case where the operation of resuming the first RB is performed, the method further includes: starting, by the reader device, a first timer in a case where the Uu connection is abnormal or a Uu connection resume request message is sent; and wherein the time length of suspension of the first RB reaching a maximum time length includes: the first timer timing out; or, In a case where the operation of canceling the to-be-transmitted state of the first NAS message is performed, the method further includes: starting, by the reader device, a second timer in a case where the Uu connection is abnormal or a Uu connection resume request message is sent; and wherein the time length of the to-be-transmitted state of the first NAS message reaching a maximum time length includes: the second timer timing out; or, In a case where the operation of placing the first RRC message in the to-be-transmitted state is performed, the method further includes: starting, by the reader device, a third timer in a case where the Uu connection is abnormal or a Uu connection resume request message is sent; and wherein the time length of the to-be-transmitted state of the first RRC message reaching a maximum time length includes: the third timer timing out. 14.An apparatus for performing an AIoT service, comprising: comprise: The communication module is configured to determine an initiation mode of the AIoT service based on first information, the initiation mode of the AIoT service comprising a self-initiated mode or a network-controlled initiated mode. The processing module is configured to determine whether to perform a communication process with the AIoT device.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein, The processing module is configured to obtain second information and determine whether to perform the communication process with the AIoT device based on the second information, the second information comprising at least one of the following: A network coverage state of a wireless air interface of the apparatus; A serving cell identifier of the apparatus; A geographic location of the apparatus; Whether the apparatus is preconfigured with AIoT resources; A radio resource control (RRC) state of the apparatus; A serving cell quality of the apparatus; and A type of the AIoT service.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 or 15, wherein, In a case where the initiation mode of the AIoT service is the self-initiated mode, the processing module is configured to perform the communication process with the AIoT device in a case where the second information satisfies at least one of the following: The second information comprises the network coverage state of the wireless air interface of the apparatus, and the wireless air interface of the apparatus is in a state of being out of network coverage; The second information comprises the serving cell identifier of the apparatus, and the serving cell identifier of the apparatus is in a first target area or not in a second target area; The second information comprises the geographic location of the apparatus, and the geographic location of the apparatus is in a third target area or not in a fourth target area; The second information comprises whether the apparatus is preconfigured with AIoT resources, and the apparatus is preconfigured with AIoT resources; The second information comprises the RRC state of the apparatus, and the RRC state of the apparatus meets a first target RRC state or does not meet a second target RRC state; The second information comprises the serving cell quality of the apparatus, and the serving cell quality of the apparatus is less than a first threshold; The second information comprises the type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service meets a first target type or does not meet a second target type.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 or 15, wherein, The AIoT service is initiated in an autonomous manner, and the processing module is configured to not perform the communication process with the AIoT device in a case where the second information does not satisfy any of the following conditions: The second information includes a network coverage state of a wireless air interface of the device, and the wireless air interface of the device is in a state of being out of network coverage. The second information includes a service cell identity of the device, and the service cell identity of the device is in a first target area or not in a second target area. The second information includes a geographic location of the device, and the geographic location of the device is in a third target area or not in a fourth target area. The second information includes whether the device is preconfigured with AIoT resources, and the device is preconfigured with AIoT resources. The second information includes an RRC state of the device, and the RRC state of the device meets a first target RRC state or does not meet a second target RRC state. The second information includes a service cell quality of the device, and the service cell quality of the device is less than a first threshold. The second information includes a type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service meets a first target type or does not meet a second target type.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 or 15, wherein, The AIoT service is initiated in a network-controlled manner, and the processing module is configured to perform the communication process with the AIoT device in a case where the second information satisfies at least one of the following conditions: The second information includes a network coverage state of a wireless air interface of the device, and the wireless air interface of the device is in a state of being in network coverage. The second information includes a service cell identity of the device, and the service cell identity of the device is not in a first target area or is in a second target area. The second information includes a geographic location of the device, and the geographic location of the device is not in a third target area or is in a fourth target area. The second information includes whether the device is preconfigured with AIoT resources, and the device is not preconfigured with AIoT resources. The second information includes an RRC state of the device, and the RRC state of the device does not meet a first target RRC state or meets a second target RRC state. The second information includes a service cell quality of the device, and the service cell quality of the device is greater than a second threshold. The second information includes a type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service does not meet a first target type or meets a second target type.

19. The apparatus of claim 14 or 15, wherein, The AIoT service is initiated in a network-controlled manner, and the processing module is configured to not perform the communication process with the AIoT device in a case where the second information does not satisfy any of the following conditions: The second information includes a network coverage state of a wireless air interface of the device, and the wireless air interface of the device is in a state of being in network coverage. The second information includes a service cell identity of the device, and the service cell identity of the device is not in a first target area or is in a second target area. The second information comprises a geographical position of the device, and the geographical position of the device is not in a third target area or in a fourth target area; The second information comprises whether the device is pre-configured with AIoT resources, and the device is not pre-configured with AIoT resources; The second information comprises an RRC state of the device, and the RRC state of the device does not conform to a first target RRC state or conforms to a second target RRC state; The second information comprises a serving cell quality of the device, and the serving cell quality of the device is greater than a second threshold; The second information comprises a type of the AIoT service, and the type of the AIoT service does not conform to a first target type or conforms to a second target type.

20. The apparatus of any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein, The wireless interface comprises: a user network universal interface (Uu) wireless interface; and / or an AIoT wireless interface.

21. The apparatus of claim 16, 17 or 20, wherein, The wireless interface of the device is in an out-of-coverage state, comprising: The device does not search for a cell at a Uu frequency point supported by a wireless capability of the device; or The device searches for at least one cell at a Uu frequency point supported by a wireless capability of the device, and the at least one cell does not support or allow AIoT communication.

22. The apparatus of any one of claims 16 to 19, wherein, The communication module is further configured to receive first configuration information, the first configuration information being used to configure at least one of the following: one of the first target area and the second target area; one of the third target area and the fourth target area; a first threshold; a second threshold.

23. The apparatus of any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein, The communication module is further configured to receive second configuration information, the second configuration information being used to configure the AIoT resources; The AIoT resources are used only in a case where an initiation mode of the AIoT service is a self-initiated mode.

24. The apparatus of any one of claims 14 to 23, wherein, In a case where the initiation mode of the AIoT service is a network-controlled initiation mode, in a case where a communication process with the AIoT device is performed, the processing module is further configured to, in a case where a Uu connection is abnormal, perform one of the following: suspend a first RB; set a first NAS message to a to-be-transmitted state; set a first RRC message to a to-be-transmitted state; The first RB is used to transfer data of the AIoT device, the first NAS message is used to transfer data of the AIoT device, and the first RRC message is used to transfer data of the AIoT device.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein, The processing module is further configured to perform one of the following: in a case where the Uu connection is successfully restored or a suspension duration of the first RB reaches a maximum duration, restore the first RB; in a case where the Uu connection is successfully restored or a duration of the to-be-transmitted state of the first NAS message reaches a maximum duration, cancel the to-be-transmitted state of the first NAS message; in a case where the Uu connection is restored or a duration of the to-be-transmitted state of the first RRC message reaches a maximum duration, cancel the to-be-transmitted state of the first RRC message.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein, In a case that the operation of resuming the first RB is performed, the processing module is further configured to start a first timer in a case that the Uu connection is abnormal or a Uu connection resume request message is sent; and wherein the suspension duration of the first RB reaches a maximum duration includes that the first timer is timed out; or, In a case that the operation of canceling the to-be-transmitted state of the first NAS message is performed, the processing module is further configured to start a second timer in a case that the Uu connection is abnormal or a Uu connection resume request message is sent; and wherein the duration of the to-be-transmitted state of the first NAS message reaches a maximum duration includes that the second timer is timed out; or, In a case that the operation of placing the first RRC message in the to-be-transmitted state is performed, the processing module is further configured to start a third timer in a case that the Uu connection is abnormal or a Uu connection resume request message is sent; and wherein the duration of the to-be-transmitted state of the first RRC message reaches a maximum duration includes that the third timer is timed out.

27. A reader device, wherein, A processor and a memory are included, the memory stores programs or instructions which can be run on the processor, and the programs or instructions are executed by the processor to implement the steps of the method in any one of claims 1 to 13.

28. A readable storage medium, wherein, The programs or instructions are stored on the readable storage medium, and the programs or instructions are executed by the processor to implement the steps of the method in any one of claims 1 to 13.

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